[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c36.5357 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.5357 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.5357 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.5357](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5357) One day, as she was spending her siesta at the foot of a tree in Andhavana, Māra, wishing to interrupt her privacy, approached her, invisible in the air, and teased her, remarking on the "two-finger" consciousness of women.¹ Somā rebuked him, saying that the fact of being a woman was no obstacle to the comprehension of the Dhamma.² - [Previous: v2.c36.5356](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5356) - [Next: v2.c36.5358](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5358) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5357](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5357) · Pramāṇa